| Population |
6,191,368 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 38.2% (male 1,201,459; female 1,162,954)
15-64 years: 57% (male 1,773,151; female 1,758,323)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 136,376; female 159,105) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 21.1 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.3 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.51% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
29.78 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
4.58 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 26.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 31.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 74.64 years
male: 72.12 years
female: 77.29 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
3.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
3,000 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
220 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: paraguayan(s)
adjective: paraguayan |
| Ethnic groups |
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95% |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of paraguay
conventional short form: paraguay
local short form: paraguay
local long form: republica del paraguay |